A while back I was introduced by someone to a great adjective for describing rich people who expend lots of money to try and look stylishly poor (eg. people who pay hundreds of dollars to get their hair professionally dreadlocked, rather than simply stopping washing their hair).
I seem to recall that the term had sprung up in the person’s high school for use particularly on people with wealthy parents.
The point of this post however is that I have forgotten what the term was, and would really quite like to rediscover it, so if anyone out there can remember having run into a term that sounds like what I’m talking about, drop me an email and let me know.
Phil, I have this strange inkling that perhaps you told me about it. Anyway. If someone can remind me, I’ll pop it on the site so all you other readers can be enlightened and entertained by it too, and perhaps send the sucessful respondant a chocolate fish* or something, although don’t ask me where I will find a real chocolate fish in Brisbane…
From a Kiwi Phrases site, so that the Australian’s out there will understand: Chocolate fish: a chocolate covered marshmallow fish. Also frequently given (literally or figuratively) as a reward for a job well done; as in “Good on ya, mate. You deserve a chocolate fish”.